British & Irish Rally calendars 2023

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Toyota were in the first batch of rally cars up the hill this morning - Evans in the Rally1 car and demo runs of the Yaris Rally2 and GR Yaris Hydrogen driven by Rowan Atkinson!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

You can watch some live rally car coverage at:
Fri 8.30 & 17.15
Sat 10.20 & 17.30
Sun 9.55 & 17.15

https://www.youtube.com/live/s1x2sVTm3EI?feature=share

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[Humber]

Fatal accident Sligo.
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2...in-race-crash/

[HKSjbg]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/erc/evans...erc-inclusion/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/erc/evans...erc-inclusion/

Ceredigion really has got every chance with the praise its had since it started, plus being a TER event last year and ex-BRC boss Iain Campbell now running the ERC.

If this cant get a major rally series back in the UK nothing can.

[Sal yet again]

Fingers really crossed even if the September date clashes with my wedding anniversary so I cant attend! I just hope that the usual whinging about previous entrants not been able to get a spot of the start list due to those pesky Europeans doesnt happen again..

[AndyRAC]

I recall the IRC Rally Scotland, and UK drivers were hardly in abundance on the entry list.....Always moaning about something....

[hutchie]

Interesting format for Galloway hills rally with the normal 45 mile rally and an optional second leg in the dark. Will give a good insight into the desire for night stages and longer events for clubmen. Will have to wait till regs are out to see the additional cost for doing the extra night leg.

http://gallowayhillsrally.co.uk/all-...734E0oUJa-GqIM

[Steve Boyd]

They say it will only be an extra £1 per mile for the night leg, which given that the first six stages amounts to 43 miles should be £21-50 for the extra 21½ miles. The money doesn't add up though, unless they're running the extra at a loss. The MSUK permit fees are £88-00 for a 45+ mile Interclub event compared with £59-50 for less than 45 miles, so the increase in permit fee is £28-50 and that's before the increased forestry charge for the additional use. For those that aren't aware, the permit fee is payable for every starter and covers the organisers third-party insurance, amongst other things.

It might work as a one-off to see if there is the demand but I can't see it becoming common unless there is a significantly bigger price increase for the extra miles in future.

[HKSjbg]

Even the regular rally is starting quite late - 4pm!

I wonder if this is in an effort to encourage MSUK to re-think their permit fee pricing structure. There was something on that in Motorsport News a few months ago when they did a big feature on the future of British rallying. I may have been the Rally North Wales clerk of the course who said it if I remember correctly.